Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic

November 2004 employment and annual earnings distribution, wage and salary workers

Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operator: Set up, operate, or tend grinding and related tools that remove excess material or burrs from surfaces, sharpen edges or corners, or buff, hone, or polish metal or plastic work pieces.

Earnings for machine operators can vary by size of the company, union or nonunion status, industry, and skill level and experience of the operator. Also, temporary employees, who are being hired in greater numbers, usually get paid less than company-employed workers. The median hourly earnings in 2002 for a variety of machine setters, operators, and tenders—metal and plastic were as follows:

Model makers, metal and plastic	$18.27
Patternmakers, metal and plastic	16.09
Metal-refining furnace operators and tenders	14.79
Lay-out workers, metal and plastic	14.79
Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	14.55
Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners	14.14
Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	14.04
Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	13.79
Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	13.62
Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	13.56
Pourers and casters, metal	13.40
Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	13.23
Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	12.64
Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	12.56
Foundry mold and coremakers	12.55
Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	12.44
Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	12.22
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	11.81
Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	11.17
All other metal workers and plastic workers	13.65

Machine setters, operators, and tenders—metal and plastic held about 1.3 million jobs in 2002. Approximately 9 of 10 jobs were found in manufacturing. About 38 percent of all employment was in these manufacturing industries: transportation equipment manufacturing, plastics and rubber products manufacturing, and machinery manufacturing. The following tabulation shows the distribution of employment of machine setters, operators, and tenders—metal and plastic by detailed occupation.

Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	283,000
Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	151,000
Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	104,000
Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	99,000
Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	98,000
Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	75,000
Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	53,000
Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	45,000
Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	44,000
Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	44,000
Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	31,000
Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	29,000
Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners	26,000
Foundry mold and coremakers	23,000
Metal-refining furnace operators and tenders	18,000
Pourers and casters, metal	13,000
Lay-out workers, metal and plastic	13,000
Model makers, metal and plastic	8,500
Patternmakers, metal and plastic	6,500
All other metal workers and plastic workers	104,000

(from the Occupational Outlook Handbook: Machine setters, operators, and tenders—metal and plastic)

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November 2004 employment and annual earnings distribution, wage and salary workers

National, State, and Metropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Earnings

Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
	Percentile annual earnings, $
	10th	25th	50th	75th	90th
National
U.S. employment: 100,640 mean earnings: $29,500	17,800	21,550	27,560	35,180	44,930
State and Metro Area
Alabama (ACS) (EAG) employment: 1,500 mean earnings: $26,730	15,260	18,500	24,680	31,940	43,010
Anniston, AL employment: 240 mean earnings: $21,330	15,160	16,880	20,620	26,090	28,910
Birmingham, AL employment: 280 mean earnings: $25,090	17,470	19,930	23,490	28,110	35,640
Decatur, AL Occupational Outlook Handbookemployment: 40 mean earnings: $31,260	17,440	21,910	31,590	40,480	45,500
Dothan, AL employment: 50 mean earnings: $21,350	11,770	12,710	14,270	36,950	42,420
Mobile, AL Occupational Outlook Handbookemployment: 80 mean earnings: $24,680	16,100	18,420	22,120	31,240	35,340
Montgomery, AL employment: 140 mean earnings: $24,120	15,200	16,580	21,700	31,330	35,670
Arizona (ACS) (EAG) employment: 830 mean earnings: $25,410	16,130	19,120	24,680	29,840	35,980
Phoenix - Mesa, AZ employment: 680 mean earnings: $25,500	16,260	19,180	24,910	30,070	36,090
Tucson, AZ employment: 80 mean earnings: $24,910	16,310	20,180	24,060	28,880	35,950
Arkansas (ACS) (EAG) employment: 1,090 mean earnings: $24,150	16,310	20,010	24,570	27,960	32,350
Fayetteville - Springdale - Rogers, AR employment: 100 mean earnings: $25,820	18,420	20,680	25,810	30,760	34,170
Fort Smith, AR - OK employment: 90 mean earnings: $28,060	20,420	23,970	28,270	32,820	35,730
Jonesboro, AR employment: 30 mean earnings: $26,720	18,870	21,240	25,270	30,340	39,840
Little Rock - North Little Rock, AR employment: 60 mean earnings: $27,620	19,510	22,560	29,100	32,880	35,090
California (ACS) (EAG) employment: 10,530 mean earnings: $25,620	15,930	18,350	22,660	30,790	40,990
Bakersfield, CA employment: 70 mean earnings: $22,500	16,120	18,190	20,750	25,420	32,860
Fresno, CA employment: 80 mean earnings: $23,410	16,080	18,080	24,180	27,170	31,620
Los Angeles - Long Beach, CA employment: 4,600 mean earnings: $25,750	15,740	17,940	22,890	31,260	41,850
Oakland, CA employment: 480 mean earnings: $29,170	19,400	21,820	27,340	36,830	42,870
Orange County, CA employment: 2,000 mean earnings: $22,630	15,340	17,120	20,240	25,210	36,080
Riverside - San Bernardino, CA employment: 710 mean earnings: $24,090	16,230	18,270	21,330	27,310	37,180
Sacramento, CA employment: 110 mean earnings: $29,010	15,390	16,720	22,900	40,510	55,590
San Diego, CA employment: 800 mean earnings: $24,990	16,920	19,630	24,380	28,960	35,580
San Francisco, CA Occupational Outlook Handbookemployment: 200 mean earnings: $29,850	18,390	21,520	29,720	37,210	43,560
San Jose, CA employment: 540 mean earnings: $34,190	19,000	22,850	32,540	45,110	52,880
San Luis Obispo - Atascadero - Paso Robles, CA employment: 40 mean earnings: $20,620	15,610	16,930	19,380	22,930	28,610
Santa Barbara - Santa Maria - Lompoc, CA Occupational Outlook Handbookemployment: 90 mean earnings: $22,440	15,040	16,430	19,960	25,900	34,100
Santa Rosa, CA employment: n.a. mean earnings: $26,020	19,760	22,050	25,970	29,590	33,570
Stockton - Lodi, CA employment: 100 mean earnings: $25,760	18,240	19,570	21,760	30,980	40,980
Vallejo - Fairfield - Napa, CA employment: 30 mean earnings: $31,420	16,980	25,240	32,400	39,500	43,220
Ventura, CA employment: 390 mean earnings: $25,810	16,420	19,520	24,480	30,210	37,580
Colorado (ACS) (EAG) employment: 1,130 mean earnings: $25,080	17,960	20,080	23,450	29,280	35,380
Boulder - Longmont, CO employment: 30 mean earnings: $30,220	18,710	23,190	27,720	36,600	47,000
Colorado Springs, CO employment: n.a. mean earnings: $24,640	17,770	19,320	21,790	30,430	35,630
Denver, CO employment: 550 mean earnings: $25,810	19,430	21,390	24,850	29,330	35,100
Fort Collins - Loveland, CO employment: 60 mean earnings: $21,080	16,020	18,130	20,740	23,760	27,310
Connecticut (ACS) (EAG) employment: 2,040 mean earnings: $29,120	19,100	22,470	28,380	35,110	41,600
Bridgeport, CT employment: 250 mean earnings: $28,280	18,500	21,410	26,790	36,010	41,340
Danbury, CT employment: 60 mean earnings: $35,130	24,680	29,110	34,020	39,760	46,870
Hartford, CT employment: 1,030 mean earnings: $30,340	20,030	24,280	30,040	35,750	42,400
New Haven - Meriden, CT employment: 260 mean earnings: $27,980	18,740	22,450	26,980	33,580	40,040
New London - Norwich, CT - RI employment: 70 mean earnings: $30,640	19,260	22,830	30,650	38,940	42,880
Stamford - Norwalk, CT employment: 40 mean earnings: $33,370	20,900	26,820	32,270	39,040	49,420
Waterbury, CT Occupational Outlook Handbookemployment: 190 mean earnings: $24,180	17,400	19,230	21,990	27,980	34,550
Delaware (ACS) (EAG) employment: 120 mean earnings: $27,520	17,400	23,850	27,200	31,760	35,150
Wilmington - Newark, DE - MD employment: 50 mean earnings: $28,840	16,240	23,290	29,150	33,590	40,520
Florida (ACS) (EAG) employment: 2,010 mean earnings: $24,060	16,060	18,670	22,390	27,990	35,220
Daytona Beach, FL employment: 100 mean earnings: $23,570	18,620	20,240	22,910	26,600	28,920
Fort Lauderdale, FL employment: 260 mean earnings: $23,290	16,750	18,950	21,940	26,200	32,840
Jacksonville, FL employment: 90 mean earnings: $26,100	19,240	20,890	23,970	28,770	37,020
Melbourne - Titusville - Palm Bay, FL employment: n.a. mean earnings: $28,000	18,490	20,320	26,460	35,100	41,830
Miami, FL employment: 320 mean earnings: $22,070	14,560	16,440	20,350	26,170	34,490
Orlando, FL employment: 120 mean earnings: $24,220	16,610	20,640	24,860	27,970	31,480
Sarasota - Bradenton, FL employment: 270 mean earnings: $21,490	15,560	17,060	19,760	23,300	32,240
Tampa - St. Petersburg - Clearwater, FL employment: 340 mean earnings: $26,760	15,840	18,080	24,630	33,910	41,770
Georgia (ACS) (EAG) employment: 1,930 mean earnings: $27,820	18,330	22,030	27,030	32,700	39,520
Athens, GA employment: n.a. mean earnings: $26,780	19,300	21,730	26,330	31,540	34,780
Atlanta, GA employment: 640 mean earnings: $30,550	22,680	25,980	29,870	33,710	39,830
Augusta - Aiken, GA - SC Occupational Outlook Handbookemployment: 70 mean earnings: $29,590	21,490	25,270	29,110	34,670	38,320
Idaho (ACS) (EAG) employment: 180 mean earnings: $29,120	17,670	20,390	29,780	38,200	42,410
Boise City, ID employment: 40 mean earnings: $22,870	18,130	19,560	21,790	26,170	30,420
Illinois (ACS) (EAG) employment: 5,480 mean earnings: $29,730	18,300	21,820	28,530	35,800	44,740
Chicago, IL employment: 3,470 mean earnings: $29,280	17,750	21,430	28,050	35,410	44,660
Peoria - Pekin, IL employment: 370 mean earnings: $29,010	17,050	19,740	24,720	38,800	48,340
Rockford, IL employment: 670 mean earnings: $28,840	19,440	23,740	28,610	34,350	38,560
Indiana (ACS) (EAG) employment: 4,940 mean earnings: $32,020	19,140	23,830	29,850	38,000	50,020
Elkhart - Goshen, IN employment: 440 mean earnings: $31,300	21,830	25,150	29,620	35,600	44,480
Fort Wayne, IN employment: 930 mean earnings: $27,100	18,780	22,800	27,160	32,260	35,840
Gary, IN employment: 360 mean earnings: $33,750	23,690	26,280	31,600	38,350	51,370
Indianapolis, IN employment: 840 mean earnings: $31,860	17,560	20,570	26,720	45,370	54,050
Lafayette, IN employment: 60 mean earnings: $31,990	23,620	25,310	28,000	39,880	43,720
South Bend, IN employment: 110 mean earnings: $28,910	18,300	23,550	27,570	33,480	38,170
Terre Haute, IN employment: 40 mean earnings: $28,760	18,120	23,030	28,110	34,480	41,470
Iowa (ACS) (EAG) employment: 920 mean earnings: $29,090	20,740	24,920	30,030	33,690	36,030
Cedar Rapids, IA employment: 50 mean earnings: $31,030	22,290	24,570	28,540	38,950	44,310
Davenport - Moline - Rock Island, IA - IL employment: 150 mean earnings: $29,700	16,680	21,140	29,300	38,560	43,240
Sioux City, IA - NE employment: 50 mean earnings: $25,530	21,000	23,750	25,920	27,870	29,430
Waterloo - Cedar Falls, IA employment: 70 mean earnings: $30,860	22,180	26,870	31,150	34,740	40,570
Kansas (ACS) (EAG) employment: 810 mean earnings: $26,570	17,680	20,470	25,240	31,980	37,770
Wichita, KS employment: 330 mean earnings: $26,170	17,220	19,430	22,380	30,820	42,660
Kentucky (ACS) (EAG) employment: 1,340 mean earnings: $26,960	16,750	20,360	26,160	32,780	38,080
Lexington, KY employment: 100 mean earnings: $24,560	18,080	19,850	22,530	28,890	34,090
Louisville, KY - IN employment: 130 mean earnings: $33,250	18,560	23,640	31,170	44,800	51,880
Louisiana (ACS) (EAG) employment: 460 mean earnings: $24,800	17,600	19,810	23,200	28,330	35,430
Baton Rouge, LA employment: n.a. mean earnings: $23,580	18,310	19,800	22,070	26,800	31,930
Houma, LA employment: 30 mean earnings: $33,600	24,810	26,920	32,790	40,650	45,360
Lafayette, LA employment: 100 mean earnings: $21,600	18,080	19,030	20,640	22,240	28,250
New Orleans, LA employment: 70 mean earnings: $26,230	19,850	22,990	26,270	29,100	33,200
Shreveport - Bossier City, LA employment: 40 mean earnings: $29,050	21,350	24,100	27,120	32,880	41,570
Maine (ACS) (EAG) employment: 260 mean earnings: $30,450	20,150	24,100	30,250	36,430	42,000
Portland, ME employment: n.a. mean earnings: $31,100	20,840	24,640	30,430	37,310	42,750
Maryland (ACS) (EAG) employment: 600 mean earnings: $31,590	20,870	25,180	30,040	37,360	44,550
Baltimore, MD employment: 400 mean earnings: $30,220	21,490	25,150	29,020	36,100	41,670
Massachusetts (ACS) (EAG) Occupational Outlook Handbook employment: 2,320 mean earnings: $33,840	21,520	25,850	31,750	40,840	49,430
Boston, MA - NH Occupational Outlook Handbookemployment: 1,220 mean earnings: $33,750	21,620	25,380	29,910	40,540	52,420
Brockton, MA employment: 80 mean earnings: $33,940	26,350	30,560	33,840	38,210	43,330
Lawrence, MA - NH employment: 40 mean earnings: $31,170	21,790	24,880	29,860	35,960	43,220
Lowell, MA - NH employment: 70 mean earnings: $36,380	20,990	27,310	37,590	44,900	52,370
Pittsfield, MA employment: 60 mean earnings: $38,580	27,760	36,450	40,060	43,450	45,660
Springfield, MA employment: 330 mean earnings: $37,640	26,430	31,130	36,960	43,940	51,470
Worcester, MA - CT employment: 190 mean earnings: $34,220	21,500	27,030	35,310	41,460	45,420
Michigan (ACS) (EAG) employment: 8,640 mean earnings: $38,530	20,200	25,890	34,610	49,710	58,520
Ann Arbor, MI employment: 740 mean earnings: $40,830	18,840	24,530	42,560	54,280	63,490
Benton Harbor, MI employment: 250 mean earnings: $25,740	16,030	18,700	24,350	31,770	36,220
Detroit, MI employment: 3,730 mean earnings: $46,930	24,120	32,800	47,380	55,710	68,560
Flint, MI employment: 100 mean earnings: $39,030	16,900	24,180	39,450	53,210	61,340
Grand Rapids - Muskegon - Holland, MI employment: 1,460 mean earnings: $30,630	18,750	22,190	28,900	35,580	47,460
Jackson, MI employment: 100 mean earnings: $31,340	23,170	25,420	30,130	37,430	42,780
Kalamazoo - Battle Creek, MI employment: 340 mean earnings: $30,570	19,680	22,370	30,040	35,820	44,750
Lansing - East Lansing, MI employment: 290 mean earnings: $32,170	19,940	24,280	31,300	37,040	48,180
Saginaw - Bay City - Midland, MI employment: 160 mean earnings: $43,310	31,140	33,920	40,580	53,110	60,850
Minnesota (ACS) (EAG) employment: 2,120 mean earnings: $31,410	20,840	24,940	30,210	37,200	43,960
Duluth - Superior, MN - WI employment: 30 mean earnings: $28,400	17,300	21,120	27,760	33,850	41,900
Minneapolis - St. Paul, MN - WI employment: 1,540 mean earnings: $33,340	22,890	26,390	32,480	39,830	45,140
St. Cloud, MN employment: 70 mean earnings: $26,260	18,870	20,350	24,210	32,820	35,350
Mississippi (ACS) (EAG) employment: 820 mean earnings: $25,970	16,710	20,050	26,500	32,320	35,160
Jackson, MS employment: 90 mean earnings: $26,190	18,590	20,910	25,430	30,630	36,790
Missouri (ACS) (EAG) employment: 1,360 mean earnings: $28,410	18,740	21,450	26,880	34,260	42,130
Kansas City, MO - KS employment: 430 mean earnings: $27,000	18,310	20,860	25,510	32,320	38,910
St. Louis, MO - IL employment: 590 mean earnings: $32,650	19,600	23,120	32,090	40,120	47,040
Springfield, MO employment: 100 mean earnings: $27,020	20,230	22,960	26,530	29,830	35,840
Montana (ACS) (EAG) employment: 100 mean earnings: $30,230	16,700	22,890	31,960	37,090	42,620
Nebraska (ACS) (EAG) employment: 620 mean earnings: $26,550	19,560	22,300	26,030	30,220	34,820
Omaha, NE - IA employment: 190 mean earnings: $27,360	19,830	22,790	27,150	32,100	35,210
Nevada (ACS) (EAG) employment: 360 mean earnings: $24,150	16,280	19,330	22,850	27,790	34,220
Las Vegas, NV - AZ Occupational Outlook Handbookemployment: 140 mean earnings: $25,650	18,290	21,350	25,100	29,630	34,580
Reno, NV employment: 120 mean earnings: $24,470	16,900	19,810	22,650	27,300	34,060
New Hampshire (ACS) (EAG) employment: 660 mean earnings: $29,030	19,440	23,570	28,550	34,210	39,800
Manchester, NH employment: 60 mean earnings: $29,390	19,010	21,640	26,130	36,180	48,640
Nashua, NH employment: 120 mean earnings: $30,180	19,910	23,970	29,760	35,810	42,020
Portsmouth - Rochester, NH - ME employment: 80 mean earnings: $26,300	15,420	20,710	26,200	32,210	37,950
New Jersey (ACS) (EAG) employment: 1,760 mean earnings: $27,950	16,150	19,650	25,730	35,290	44,130
Bergen - Passaic, NJ employment: 340 mean earnings: $26,310	14,980	17,230	25,030	33,850	41,460
Jersey City, NJ employment: n.a. mean earnings: $23,740	17,870	19,970	23,040	27,380	30,020
Middlesex - Somerset - Hunterdon, NJ employment: 320 mean earnings: $23,410	15,500	17,970	20,880	27,460	34,700
Monmouth - Ocean, NJ employment: n.a. mean earnings: $25,890	22,430	23,680	25,500	27,300	29,430
Newark, NJ employment: 660 mean earnings: $28,250	16,260	19,910	25,980	35,530	44,100
Trenton, NJ employment: n.a. mean earnings: $38,790	30,530	34,780	40,400	44,450	46,880
New Mexico (ACS) (EAG) employment: 120 mean earnings: $24,650	15,550	17,820	23,360	31,090	35,680
Albuquerque, NM employment: 40 mean earnings: $23,240	15,610	17,120	21,280	30,030	34,980
New York (ACS) (EAG) employment: 4,450 mean earnings: $32,870	18,670	23,200	30,840	40,990	53,120
Albany - Schenectady - Troy, NY employment: 90 mean earnings: $22,670	17,920	19,600	21,890	25,470	28,460
Binghamton, NY employment: 30 mean earnings: $20,030	14,890	15,660	16,900	19,230	33,480
Buffalo - Niagara Falls, NY employment: 530 mean earnings: $35,010	19,840	25,560	33,680	44,350	53,330
Jamestown, NY employment: 120 mean earnings: $25,350	19,910	23,150	25,480	27,800	31,070
Nassau - Suffolk, NY employment: 330 mean earnings: $30,160	17,880	22,100	27,110	36,070	49,870
New York, NY employment: 980 mean earnings: $31,620	16,830	20,130	27,210	41,830	55,170
Rochester, NY employment: 640 mean earnings: $28,550	18,740	23,270	28,740	33,250	37,350
Utica - Rome, NY employment: 80 mean earnings: $31,210	25,220	28,280	31,100	34,140	36,680
North Carolina (ACS) (EAG) employment: 2,360 mean earnings: $27,990	18,540	21,970	26,770	33,290	40,710
Asheville, NC employment: 50 mean earnings: $25,840	19,200	22,320	25,430	28,970	34,460
Charlotte - Gastonia - Rock Hill, NC - SC employment: 780 mean earnings: $31,930	21,740	25,550	30,760	38,510	43,730
Greensboro - - Winston - Salem - - High Point, NC employment: 350 mean earnings: $29,040	16,180	19,140	30,710	35,030	42,780
Hickory - Morganton - Lenoir, NC Occupational Outlook Handbookemployment: 150 mean earnings: $28,560	18,460	21,140	25,350	29,120	57,290
Raleigh - Durham - Chapel Hill, NC employment: 150 mean earnings: $28,930	22,990	24,870	27,760	33,380	39,470
North Dakota (ACS) (EAG) employment: 60 mean earnings: $26,220	16,380	18,190	22,690	36,850	42,010
Ohio (ACS) (EAG) employment: 9,150 mean earnings: $29,640	18,500	22,650	28,210	35,630	43,570
Akron, OH employment: 660 mean earnings: $29,360	19,390	23,320	29,410	35,070	40,740
Canton - Massillon, OH employment: 320 mean earnings: $26,570	19,560	21,500	25,370	31,440	36,250
Cincinnati, OH - KY - IN employment: 870 mean earnings: $33,580	22,980	26,050	32,290	40,690	48,300
Cleveland - Lorain - Elyria, OH employment: 2,560 mean earnings: $27,470	16,060	20,260	26,430	33,750	41,060
Columbus, OH employment: 490 mean earnings: $31,780	20,460	24,790	31,820	39,510	43,780
Dayton - Springfield, OH employment: 820 mean earnings: $33,080	22,640	25,460	30,880	40,490	46,940
Hamilton - Middletown, OH employment: 340 mean earnings: $33,400	23,850	26,400	33,670	39,810	43,440
Lima, OH employment: 190 mean earnings: $30,390	18,740	20,100	22,380	38,530	57,600
Mansfield, OH employment: 150 mean earnings: $23,920	12,060	14,130	24,100	30,860	38,570
Toledo, OH Occupational Outlook Handbookemployment: 370 mean earnings: $36,040	23,060	25,790	32,680	48,320	55,280
Youngstown - Warren, OH employment: 320 mean earnings: $28,650	22,000	24,590	28,040	32,990	35,980
Oklahoma (ACS) (EAG) employment: 1,150 mean earnings: $25,110	17,350	20,140	24,150	28,330	34,400
Oklahoma City, OK employment: 250 mean earnings: $24,720	16,380	18,630	22,450	30,920	36,080
Tulsa, OK employment: 470 mean earnings: $26,480	18,450	21,400	25,500	29,130	35,140
Oregon (ACS) (EAG) employment: 890 mean earnings: $30,740	20,200	24,280	29,260	34,910	44,810
Eugene - Springfield, OR employment: 40 mean earnings: $30,090	23,270	24,580	26,640	30,700	47,270
Portland - Vancouver, OR - WA employment: 660 mean earnings: $31,310	20,490	24,810	29,870	34,930	47,780
Pennsylvania (ACS) (EAG) employment: 6,390 mean earnings: $31,120	19,560	23,940	30,320	37,000	45,510
Allentown - Bethlehem - Easton, PA Occupational Outlook Handbookemployment: 380 mean earnings: $29,280	21,620	25,210	29,340	33,360	36,030
Erie, PA employment: 320 mean earnings: $25,200	16,090	18,840	22,530	27,910	41,350
Harrisburg - Lebanon - Carlisle, PA employment: 210 mean earnings: $32,410	23,870	27,540	32,350	37,880	42,790
Johnstown, PA employment: 60 mean earnings: $27,810	20,150	24,090	28,390	32,480	34,830
Lancaster, PA employment: 260 mean earnings: $28,790	20,090	22,900	28,700	34,100	39,160
Philadelphia, PA - NJ employment: 1,130 mean earnings: $33,740	21,800	27,670	33,790	40,910	45,140
Pittsburgh, PA employment: 1,310 mean earnings: $31,010	18,590	23,130	30,420	37,800	46,000
Reading, PA employment: 510 mean earnings: $32,820	20,770	25,970	32,790	38,950	45,530
Scranton - - Wilkes - Barre - - Hazleton, PA employment: 240 mean earnings: $26,620	19,500	21,390	25,680	31,150	35,070
Sharon, PA employment: 40 mean earnings: $24,360	15,920	19,710	25,030	28,250	32,870
Rhode Island (ACS) (EAG) employment: 760 mean earnings: $29,240	20,250	23,830	27,460	35,440	42,440
Providence - Fall River - Warwick, RI - MA employment: 960 mean earnings: $28,760	19,550	23,270	27,280	34,150	41,860
South Carolina (ACS) (EAG) employment: 2,070 mean earnings: $33,540	20,750	24,740	31,940	41,770	49,490
Charleston - North Charleston, SC employment: 80 mean earnings: $32,750	20,830	24,320	28,760	36,320	53,980
Columbia, SC employment: 50 mean earnings: $28,660	19,800	22,210	25,760	33,420	44,130
Greenville - Spartanburg - Anderson, SC employment: 930 mean earnings: $39,170	22,790	29,500	41,200	46,880	54,030
South Dakota (ACS) (EAG) employment: 260 mean earnings: $23,220	17,960	19,730	22,320	26,380	30,450
Rapid City, SD employment: 40 mean earnings: $21,540	17,700	19,380	21,320	23,730	27,060
Sioux Falls, SD employment: 40 mean earnings: $25,790	18,930	20,480	23,090	31,110	36,470
Tennessee (ACS) (EAG) employment: 2,590 mean earnings: $27,390	19,100	22,010	26,050	31,370	37,330
Chattanooga, TN - GA employment: 210 mean earnings: $26,310	22,580	23,880	26,050	28,260	33,020
Clarksville - Hopkinsville, TN - KY employment: n.a. mean earnings: $27,870	23,160	24,640	27,100	31,160	34,620
Jackson, TN employment: n.a. mean earnings: $23,590	16,480	22,370	24,490	26,620	27,900
Knoxville, TN employment: 270 mean earnings: $23,120	16,900	19,410	22,580	26,230	29,050
Memphis, TN - AR - MS employment: 360 mean earnings: $31,340	21,140	24,770	28,340	36,640	48,610
Nashville, TN employment: 310 mean earnings: $26,940	19,380	21,090	24,310	31,460	40,050
Texas (ACS) (EAG) employment: 6,550 mean earnings: $23,930	15,200	18,200	22,680	28,160	34,830
Abilene, TX employment: n.a. mean earnings: $24,290	14,440	18,370	22,290	31,520	35,640
Amarillo, TX employment: 40 mean earnings: $29,550	19,660	24,980	31,290	34,670	37,190
Austin - San Marcos, TX employment: 250 mean earnings: $22,930	15,930	18,800	21,550	26,490	32,960
Beaumont - Port Arthur, TX employment: 100 mean earnings: $30,630	17,480	20,640	25,350	34,480	60,610
Brownsville - Harlingen - San Benito, TX employment: n.a. mean earnings: $23,730	12,680	17,080	22,370	27,940	34,650
Dallas, TX employment: 1,040 mean earnings: $23,710	15,780	17,530	20,870	27,720	38,720
El Paso, TX employment: 90 mean earnings: $22,770	17,220	19,560	21,730	24,660	31,810
Fort Worth - Arlington, TX employment: 540 mean earnings: $24,540	15,880	19,200	24,370	28,210	34,330
Houston, TX Occupational Outlook Handbookemployment: 2,220 mean earnings: $24,000	14,020	17,770	23,290	28,860	35,150
Longview - Marshall, TX employment: 300 mean earnings: $24,270	16,630	21,340	24,940	27,330	28,790
Lubbock, TX employment: 40 mean earnings: $22,460	16,270	18,410	22,110	26,670	29,650
McAllen - Edinburg - Mission, TX employment: 120 mean earnings: $18,400	12,670	14,310	17,300	21,610	27,100
Odessa - Midland, TX employment: 80 mean earnings: $20,170	15,060	16,350	19,370	23,140	27,530
San Antonio, TX employment: 230 mean earnings: $22,770	14,910	18,520	21,970	27,080	32,420
Tyler, TX employment: 40 mean earnings: $24,430	16,000	18,750	24,150	30,640	33,680
Waco, TX employment: n.a. mean earnings: $21,290	15,770	17,700	20,930	24,680	27,390
Wichita Falls, TX employment: 130 mean earnings: $32,170	22,680	28,910	32,510	36,920	41,900
Utah (ACS) (EAG) employment: 880 mean earnings: $26,270	16,150	20,450	25,560	30,030	38,340
Provo - Orem, UT employment: 270 mean earnings: $27,310	18,310	21,330	26,820	31,480	39,670
Salt Lake City - Ogden, UT employment: 420 mean earnings: $25,720	14,610	17,720	24,060	30,770	41,170
Vermont (ACS) (EAG) employment: 330 mean earnings: $27,510	19,530	23,120	28,320	32,090	34,750
Burlington, VT employment: 90 mean earnings: $26,320	19,040	21,280	25,580	31,120	35,290
Virginia (ACS) (EAG) Occupational Outlook Handbook employment: 1,060 mean earnings: $25,950	14,920	20,180	25,490	30,650	37,680
Lynchburg, VA employment: 90 mean earnings: $29,860	23,330	24,870	27,430	37,520	42,980
Norfolk - Virginia Beach - Newport News, VA - NC employment: 100 mean earnings: $30,450	20,750	23,580	26,690	33,880	51,260
Richmond - Petersburg, VA employment: 40 mean earnings: $27,360	16,380	21,070	26,180	33,330	40,470
Roanoke, VA employment: 30 mean earnings: $23,240	19,280	20,600	22,810	25,900	29,140
Washington (ACS) (EAG) employment: 1,000 mean earnings: $29,810	19,270	22,270	26,790	33,540	47,430
Bellingham, WA Occupational Outlook Handbookemployment: 30 mean earnings: $25,340	18,890	21,460	25,250	29,280	33,170
Seattle - Bellevue - Everett, WA employment: 520 mean earnings: $33,230	20,060	23,810	28,500	39,570	55,230
Spokane, WA Occupational Outlook Handbookemployment: 90 mean earnings: $24,960	17,050	19,670	23,090	27,830	36,180
Tacoma, WA employment: 160 mean earnings: $27,560	18,880	22,120	26,530	31,870	36,310
West Virginia (ACS) (EAG) employment: n.a. mean earnings: $25,670	17,180	20,430	24,880	29,670	36,750
Huntington - Ashland, WV - KY - OH employment: n.a. mean earnings: $25,260	15,540	17,610	22,820	32,880	39,940
Wheeling, WV - OH employment: n.a. mean earnings: $25,410	16,840	21,240	24,970	30,070	35,990
Wisconsin (ACS) (EAG) employment: 5,270 mean earnings: $31,930	20,500	25,160	31,660	38,650	44,300
Appleton - Oshkosh - Neenah, WI employment: 440 mean earnings: $36,000	24,220	28,900	37,900	42,730	45,650
Green Bay, WI employment: 100 mean earnings: $32,640	23,610	26,450	30,920	37,200	45,180
Janesville - Beloit, WI employment: 90 mean earnings: $32,360	22,430	26,340	32,920	38,850	43,120
Kenosha, WI employment: 60 mean earnings: $30,920	21,320	25,480	30,980	37,310	41,730
La Crosse, WI - MN employment: 70 mean earnings: $29,600	20,540	24,440	29,010	35,130	40,050
Madison, WI employment: 150 mean earnings: $28,670	20,140	23,470	28,420	33,270	38,190
Milwaukee - Waukesha, WI employment: 1,610 mean earnings: $31,100	19,570	23,600	30,630	36,980	44,740
Racine, WI employment: 330 mean earnings: $35,260	25,160	31,220	36,500	41,090	43,900
Sheboygan, WI Occupational Outlook Handbookemployment: 250 mean earnings: $35,230	23,880	28,680	33,680	42,150	48,940
Wausau, WI employment: 280 mean earnings: $27,100	17,190	21,590	28,290	32,450	35,050
Puerto Rico (ACS) (EAG) employment: 170 mean earnings: $16,460	11,730	12,700	14,350	20,020	23,630
Caguas, PR employment: n.a. mean earnings: $17,400	11,920	13,390	18,990	21,010	22,220
San Juan - Bayamon, PR employment: 90 mean earnings: $16,280	11,810	12,640	14,020	18,350	25,770

source: Occupational Employment Statistics Program; about these estimates

The highlighted text indicates the maximum values in each column among the states and metropolitan areas.

The (ACS) links lead to data from the American Community Survey from the Census Bureau.

The (EAG) links lead to U.S. Economy at a Glance data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.